The Potters' Round Table

Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Making Shrinkage Test Bars.

As we all know, clay shrinks in every phase of pottery making. If you are making pots and want to be consistent in the size of the finished product, you need to know how much your clay will shrink. In this episode we will learn how to make shrinkage test bars with your clay to test how much it shrinks.

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Ash Glazes.

Ash glazes produce unique effects and interesting textures on ceramics. And they can be formulated for all temperatures and atmospheres. In this episode Phil explains the differences between several types of ash, the chemical makeup of different types of ask, the science behind ash rivulets and over twenty different ash glaze recipes.

Handouts: https://be980e08-3c18-40dd-a5a9-375d2c029991.filesusr.com/ugd/819010_ad6ed6eb15494e10ae0da55ae3b57f43.pdf

The Potters’ Round Table is a production of Washington Street Studios. As a result of the pandemic the Round Table is hosted as a YouTube livestream event and then edited to be added to our video library.

Show notes, including handouts, can be found at https://www.hfclay.com/the-potters-round-table

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Adjusting a Kiln Sitter.

A kiln sitter that is not in adjustment can fail to stop a kiln from overfiring, or can be the cause of an underfired kiln load. Phil discusses how to test if the sitter needs adjusting and the steps in adjusting a kiln sitter with the kiln sitter template, and how to adjust the kiln sitter without a template.

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Using Cones in a Kiln Sitter.

A kiln sitter requires the use of cones to fire a kiln. In this episode Phil Berneburg shares tips to help make sure the kiln sitter is properly loaded and how to reduce the failure rate from defective cones. Phil covers the steps in setting the cone in a kiln sitter, correct placement of the cones, and how to test and avoid defective cones.

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Making Cone Packs.

Using cones is the most reliable approach to firing a kiln and making kiln packs is an important step of the process. In this episode Phil Berneburg shares tips on how to load commercially available cone packs and how to make cone packs from scrap clay you have around the studio. Phil covers how cones are made, the steps in making cone packs, correct angle of the cones, how to avoid pack explosion and common errors making cone packs.

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Improving the Visibility of Cones in an Electric Kiln Firing.

Using cones is the most reliable approach to firing a kiln and it can be difficult to see the cones when the kiln is at high temperature. In this episode Phil Berneburg shares tips on how to improve visibility of the cones when firing in an electric kiln. Phil will discuss cone packs, cone placement and tricks to aide in seeing the cones.

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Reduction Firing in a Gas Kiln: A General Procedure.

Working with a gas kiln can be quite daunting. There are updraft, downdraft, propane and natural gas-fired, large and small gas kilns, but all gas kilns have certain features and controls in common. This discussion provides some general background information on gas kilns, an overview of the different stages and procedures in a reduction gas firing, and some of the common mistakes that are made and problems that can be encountered.

The Potters’ Round Table is a production of Washington Street Studios. As a result of the pandemic the Round Table is hosted as a YouTube livestream event and then edited to be added to our video library.

Show notes, including handouts, can be found at https://www.hfclay.com/the-potters-round-table

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk through the design, features, and construction step-by-step with photos and explanations. In part one of the three-part series and we covered the kiln design, kiln base and building the walls. In part two we covered raising the chimney, completing the end walls, planning the arch, constructing the arch form and completing the chimney. In part three, this episode, we complete the kiln as we add the metal framework, build the arch, completing the side walls, adding burners and propane supply, door construction and final kiln dimensions.

We have created an eBook as a companion to this episode with all the pictures referred to in the show along with full notes. The eBook is available at the following link: https://www.hfclay.com/product-page/construction-of-a-gas-fired-soda-kiln-at-washington-street-studios-ebook

The Potters’ Round Table is a production of Washington Street Studios. As a result of the pandemic the Round Table is hosted as a YouTube livestream event and then edited to be added to our video library.

Show notes, including handouts, can be found at https://www.hfclay.com/the-potters-round-table

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk through the design, features, and construction step-by-step with photos and explanations. In part one of the three-part series and we covered the kiln design, kiln base and building the walls. This episode, part two will cover raising the chimney, completing the end walls, planning the arch, constructing the arch form and completing the chimney. Part three will add the metal framework, build the arch, completing the side walls, adding burners and propane supply, door construction and final kiln dimensions.

We have created an eBook as a companion to this episode with all the pictures referred to in the show along with full notes. The eBook is available at the following link: https://www.hfclay.com/product-page/construction-of-a-gas-fired-soda-kiln-at-washington-street-studios-ebook

The Potters’ Round Table is a production of Washington Street Studios. As a result of the pandemic the Round Table is hosted as a YouTube livestream event and then edited to be added to our video library.

Show notes, including handouts, can be found at https://www.hfclay.com/the-potters-round-table

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.

Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk through the design, features, and construction step-by-step with photos and explanations. This is part one of the three-part series and we will cover the kiln design, kiln base and building the walls. Part two will cover raising the chimney, completing the end walls, planning the arch, constructing the arch form and completing the chimney. Part three will add the metal framework, build the arch, completing the side walls, adding burners and propane supply, door construction and final kiln dimensions.

We have created an eBook as a companion to this podcast with all the pictures referred to in the show along with full notes. The eBook is available at the following link: https://www.hfclay.com/product-page/construction-of-a-gas-fired-soda-kiln-at-washington-street-studios-ebook

The Potters’ Round Table is a production of Washington Street Studios. As a result of the pandemic the Round Table is hosted as a YouTube livestream event and then edited to be added to our video library.

Show notes, including handouts, can be found at https://www.hfclay.com/the-potters-round-table

The Potters’ Round Table is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery, and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community.

This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers. We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for ‘Washington Street Studios’ on YouTube or go to http://www.youtube.com/c/WashingtonStreetStudios.